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Gen Isayama

General Partner / CEO, WiL, LLC

Biography

Gen has extensive experience in venture capital, finance, and entrepreneurship. Passionate about unlocking people’s entrepreneurship and creativity, he founded WiL to form a new innovation engine. He currently oversees WiL’s global investment strategy and as well as incubation and carve-out practice. Before he co-founded WiL, Gen was Partner at DCM Ventures, specializing in online media, mobile, and consumer services. He also led strategy and operations across multiple disciplines, including corporate finance and market risk management while with the Industrial Bank of Japan. He co-founded his first company, a web design firm, as a student at Tokyo University. Gen is a technology columnist for the Nikkei’s digital edition, Nikkei Industrial Newspaper, and the Toyo Keizai Online. He is also a member of various Japanese government committees including Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to promote entrepreneurship nationwide. Gen holds a BA from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Sessions

How Do AI Startups Solve Societal Issues in Japan

Description

高齢化、人手不足、地域間格差の拡大など多くの課題に直面する日本。そこから生まれるAIスタートアップは、社会課題解決を大きなミッションに掲げているのが特長であり、強みでもある。起業家、投資家双方の立場から、その特長と強みを徹底的に解剖する。

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Location

2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Marunouchi Building, Hall

Schedule

April 22, 2019 at 04:00PM - 05:00PM